Beyond Sunday Worship Leader Podcast #200: Andy Squyres on Leading Worship, The Church, & Pursuing Poetry Over Platitudes [Podcast]
A conversation with Andy Squyres is one the leaves you a little more brave, thoughtful, and thankful. It’s like the opposite of talking to someone who hates everything.
But what’s interesting is Andy speaks his mind when it comes to modern worship and corporate songwriting. But he loves the church. And he’s a worship pastor.
If you’ve never heard of Andy, you need to check out his music. It’s life giving and quite refreshing. And my prayer is that this interview causes you to dig a little deeper with your art, pray a little harder for the people of God, and live your life for the Kingdom of Heaven.
We talk about the problem with most corporate worship songs, the life of a Worship Pastor, poetry over platitudes, leading people, and more.
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In This Episode, You’ll Hear More About:
- How to find time to read
- The art of writing songs in the midst of chaotic environments
- Andy’s spiritual upbringing
- Why it’s ludicrous to turn your back on the church because of “hypocrites”
- The definition of a Worship Leader
- What activities a Worship Leader should invest their time in
- Why we need to expand what “congregational worship songs” are
- Andy’s hopes for his upcoming new record
- The problem with celebrity artists and the Worship industry
Resources Mentioned:
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- Instagram: @andysquyres
- Music: Cherry Blossoms by Andy Squyres
- Book: The Seeds of Man by Woody Guthrie
- Book: Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
- Music: Sandra McCracken
- Music: Taylor Leonhardt
- Music: Andrew Peterson
- Music: Vineyard Music
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